WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is seeking to ensure that a Russian proposal to secure Syria’s chemical weapons will be intrusive and enforceable enough to bolster a new diplomatic initiative to hold Syria to account for using the banned arms. The hastily arranged meeting in Geneva comes as the White House […]

DENVER (AP) — Flash flooding in Colorado’s Boulder County has left one person dead and widespread flooding is keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado today. Boulder Office of Emergency Management spokeswoman Gabrielle Boerkircher says volunteers are trying to […]

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has come up with window labels that show the gas mileage and pollution of used cars. The Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency say the labels can be downloaded or viewed on the website www.fueleconomy. gov. Labels are available for all vehicles sold in the U.S. since 1984. […]

HONOLULU (AP) — Thousands of fish are expected to die in Honolulu waters after a leaky pipe caused 1,400 tons of molasses to ooze into the harbor and kill marine life, state officials said. Hundreds of fish have been collected so far, the state Department of Health said in a statement Wednesday. Many more fish […]

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. coalition government has confirmed plans to privatize the country’s 500-year-old Royal Mail this fall. Business Secretary Vince Cable said today an initial public offering of a majority stake in the postal service was scheduled for the coming weeks. Officials say the expected stock sale will be open to members of […]

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A rapping jihadi from Alabama who ascended the ranks of Somalia’s al-Qaidalinked militant group high enough to attract a $5 million U.S. government bounty was killed today in an ambush ordered by the militant group’s leader, militants said. Omar Hammami, a native of Daphne, Ala., whose nom de guerre is Abu […]

SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A Fairfield man charged with causing the death of his dog by dragging it along the road during extreme heat has been released on $1,000 bail. James Wiggins pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Skowhegan District Court to a charge of animal cruelty. Wiggins, 43, was arrested July 14 after Fairfield police received […]